Preclearance travel screening projects will proceed this year, U.S. and Canada say
Jim Bronskill and Kyle Duggan / theglobeandmail - Future of preclearance operations had been in doubt after comments from U.S. ambassador in Canada
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Man injured in East York stabbing
Joseph Ryan / citynews - A man has been taken to a hospital after he was stabbed in East York on Saturday afternoon. The incident happened in the Danforth and Broadview Avenues area around 4 p.m. Police say they found a man in his 50s with a stab wound. He was taken to a hospital…
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City moving to protect neighbourhoods at risk of future northwest feeder main breaks
Bill Kaufmann / calgaryherald - City takes measures to manage potential flooding should the water main that's burst twice in 18 months fail catastrophically again, says head of infrastructure services.
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Calgary woman charged with second-degree murder in death of elderly mother
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - Calgary police have charged a woman in her 50s with second-degree murder following the death of her elderly mother in the city’s southwest earlier this week.
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Heavy snowfall expected to blanket Montreal
News Staff / citynews - Montreal is bracing for a significant snowfall tonight, with forecasters warning of rapid accumulation, reduced visibility and difficult travel, as an active winter pattern settles over the region for much of the coming week. Environment and Climate Chang…
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Protests against ICE planned across US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon
News Staff / citynews - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protests against immigration enforcement are planned for cities and towns across the country on Saturday after one federal officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis and another shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon. The demo…
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Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missile
News Staff / citynews - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone strike sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s southern Volgograd region, regional authorities said on Saturday. There were no immediate reports of casualties, regional Gov. Andrei Bocharov was quoted as saying in…
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RCAF wants more than 1,200 security personnel to protect F-35s, other planes
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Air Force wants to hire more than a thousand new security personnel over the next five years at bases across the country — just as it brings its new F-35 stealth fighter jets into service. Internal documents from spring 2025, o…
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Officials say a shark killed an American woman along a beach in the US Virgin Islands
The Associated Press / nationalpost - PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — A shark attacked and killed an American woman along a beach in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, officials said Friday. Police identified the victim as 56-year-old Arlene Lillis of Minnesota. A hometown wasn’t immediatel…
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Canadian figure skaters support Skate Canada’s Alberta ban, hope for future return
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - GATINEAU — Canadian figure skaters supported the national governing body’s decision to ice events in Alberta, while holding out hope that major competitions could one day return to the province. The national sport governing body announced last month it wi…
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Newcomers should be primed for Quebec winter roads after 2025 fatal crash: coroner
News Staff / citynews - A Quebec coroner is recommending the province’s auto insurance board better prepare newcomers about the dangers of winter driving, following the death of a Mexican man last year. Coroner Nancy Bouchard’s findings stem from an investigation into the death …
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Judge reserves ruling on whether to throw out B.C. murder conviction over delays
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has reserved her decision on whether to throw out the case against a man convicted of first-degree murder in a killing police have linked to organized crime. Brandon Teixeira’s lawyers have filed a so-cal…
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‘Old gal has had rough night’: Main break floods iconic Yukon bar amid -40 C weather
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - A major water main break in Dawson City, Yukon, flooded streets and a historic bar as temperatures plunged to -40 C amid a recent cold snap. Dawson’s public works department said some residents and businesses were without water as workers tried to fix dam…
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Winnipeg police arrest man after swastikas painted on synagogue, mosque and high school
Steve Lambert / theglobeandmail - A 34-year-old man faces 14 counts of mischief but hate-crime charges have not been laid, police say
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Ottawa to send military to Manitoba after power outages force evacuations in First Nation
Temur Durrani / theglobeandmail - At least 200 homes in Pimicikamak are considered unlivable, while around 1,100 others are being assessed for damage
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Saskatoon hospital patient dead after altercation with security
sootoday - SASKATOON — Saskatoon police say they're investigating after a patient at the Royal University Hospital died this morning following an altercation with security.
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Calgary water main repaired but restrictions remain until testing done, city says
sootoday - CALGARY — The City of Calgary says it has finished repairs on a disastrous water main break but testing still needs to be done before it's fully operational again.
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Flu has peaked in some provinces while nationally cases remain high but ‘stable or decreased’
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - TORONTO — At least two provinces in Canada say flu activity likely peaked over the holidays, while national data shows the number of new cases remains high but stabilized by the start of the new year. The latest national influenza data released Friday acc…
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Calgary-area woman’s stolen ashes returned to her family
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - Following an emotional plea from the family of 74-year-old Anna Thompson, a stolen urn containing the ashes of the recently-deceased woman, has been returned.
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Man accused in Ryan Wedding case seeks to protect IDs of sureties, citing safety risk
John Marchesan / citynews - An Ontario man arrested in a sweep targeting alleged associates of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding is asking the court to protect the identities of the people proposing to supervise him on bail. Lawyers representing Rolan Sokolovski made an application ahe…
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